SE5771 - Bricks
Sepia
Bricks; possibly galley tiles or firebricks.
1. 4 x approx. half fragments bricks
2. 1 x intact brick
3. 1 x large incised (non-slip?) tile/ brick with grooved edge, and manufacturers marking on reverse ‘AIDRs8’
Site Area Code Local
Site Location Sepia
Number of Items 6
Material Bricks
Museum Reference
Registration Number 5771
ID 112362
Sepia, a three-masted barque, was built by Denton, Grey and Company of Hartlepool and was owned by Bethell, Gwyn and Company, London. The vessel, well known as a trader on the Fremantle run, left London on 14 September 1898. Aboard were twelve crew and a mixed cargo of 1 200 tons valued at between £1 200 and £1 400.
Travelling at ten knots on the evening of 29 December, the Sepia ran...
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